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Revolution
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16
History
8th Grade
11/17/2010

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Term
four occupations held by Native's during the war
Definition
Taylor, Gunstopper,carpeter, whaler
Term
six tribes of the ________ were spilt irrevocably by the revolution
Definition
iriqui confederation
Term
why did the native americans fight for the british?
Definition
they thought the colonist would take more land if they won
Term
when did the daughters of liberty form, what did they do?
Definition
Formed after the town shed acts, enforce boycotts
Term
name three woman who wrote about womens rights during the revolution
Definition
Adams Murray Warren
Term
four women who crossed enemy lines to to deliver important messages
Definition
champion deger bowling dowd
Term
Women provided soldiers with
Definition
clothing: sweaters scarves socks badges, food, candles,
Term
_______burned the crops so that the british could not harvest them
Definition
Catherine van ransleer
Term
When the continental army started George washington asked for_____to attend to the sick and wounded, the pay was_____
Definition
female nurses, two dollars a month
Term
who shot two enemies and held the rest at gunpoint to start her own all female militia in the confederacy?
Definition
Nancy Hart
Term
Four women who fought for the colonist
Definition
prudence right, margaret corbin, mary ludwig, deborah sampson
Term
Of the 220,000 people who arrived in the colonies, how many were African Americans?
Definition
85,000
Term
How many slaves did Virginia hold in 1790
Definition
300,000
Term
Who was Philis Weatley
Definition
The first African American published Poet. She admired George Washington
Term
What two states refused to recruit African Americans
Definition
South Carolina, Georgia
Term
who promised freedom to the slaves that fought for the British
Definition
Lord Dunmore
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